Defeasible Classifications and Inferences from Definitions
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Defeasible Classifications and Inferences from Definitions
This paper shows how classifications and definitions can be used to construct different patterns of logical reasoning called defeasible argumentation schemes, often identified with heuristics, or short-cut solutions to a problem. We show how it is possible to argue reasonably for and against arguments from classifications and definitions provided the arguments are seen as defeasible. We examine...
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عنوان ژورنال: Informal Logic
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0824-2577,0824-2577
DOI: 10.22329/il.v30i1.692